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Debt and Credit Agreements (Exelon, Generation, ComEd and PECO)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Debt and Credit Agreements [Abstract]  
Debt and Credit Agreements (Exelon, Generation, ComEd and PECO)

9. Debt and Credit Agreements (Exelon, Generation, ComEd, PECO and BGE)

 

Short-Term Borrowings

 

Exelon, ComEd and BGE meet their short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of commercial paper. Generation and PECO meet their short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of commercial paper and borrowings from the intercompany money pool.

 

The Registrants had the following amounts of commercial paper borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

 Commercial Paper BorrowingsSeptember 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
 Exelon Corporate$15 $161
 Generation 0  0
 ComEd 35  0
 PECO  0  0
 BGE 0  0

Credit Facilities

 

Exelon had bank lines of credit under committed credit facilities at September 30, 2012 for short-term financial needs, as follows:

 

 

Type of Credit Facility Amount (a) Expiration Dates Capacity Type
Exelon Corporate  (In billions)    
 Syndicated Revolvers $2.0 December 2012 and August 2017 Letters of credit and cash
Generation       
 Syndicated Revolver  5.3 August 2017 Letters of credit and cash
 Bilateral  0.3 December 2015 and March 2016 Letters of credit and cash
ComEd       
 Syndicated Revolver  1.0 March 2017 Letters of credit and cash
PECO       
 Syndicated Revolver  0.6 August 2017 Letters of credit and cash
BGE       
 Syndicated Revolver  0.6 August 2017 Letters of credit and cash
 Total $9.8    

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  • Excludes $118 million of credit facility agreements arranged with minority and community banks at Generation, ComEd and PECO. These facilities, which expired and were replaced in October 2012, were solely utilized to issue letters of credit.

 

As of September 30, 2012, there were no borrowings under the Registrants' credit facilities.

 

In connection with the Upstream Merger, Exelon assumed all of Constellation's obligations under its three-year, unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Constellation Credit Agreement”). Effective as of the Initial Merger, the Constellation Credit Agreement was amended and restated to (1) permit Exelon and Constellation to consummate the Upstream Merger and the restructuring transaction, (2) reduce the aggregate commitments under the Constellation Credit Agreement from $2.5 billion to $1.5 billion, and (3) conform some of the representations, warranties, covenants and events of default in the Constellation Credit Agreement with representations, warranties, covenants and events of default in the Exelon credit agreement, dated as of March 23, 2011, as amended as of the Initial Merger. In connection with the Upstream Merger, Exelon also assumed Constellation's obligations under four separate bilateral credit facilities and a commodity-linked credit facility, which were also amended to conform with the Constellation Credit Agreement effective as of the Initial Merger. Effective as of the Initial Merger, the Exelon Credit Agreement and the Generation Credit Agreement were amended and restated to conform some of the representations, warranties and covenants with provisions of the Constellation Credit Agreement, as amended effective as of the Initial Merger. Exelon Corporation (as successor to Constellation Energy Group) entered into an amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated March 12, 2012, which changed the maturity date to December 31, 2012. See Note 3 – Merger and Acquisitions for further description of the merger transaction.

 

On March 28, 2012, ComEd replaced its unsecured revolving credit facility with a new unsecured facility with aggregate bank commitments of $1.0 billion. Under this facility, ComEd may issue letters of credit in the aggregate amount of up to $500 million. The credit agreement has an initial term expiring on March 28, 2017, and ComEd may request up to two, one-year extensions of that term. The credit facility also allows ComEd to request increases in the aggregate commitments of up to an additional $500 million. Any such extensions or increases are subject to the approval of the lenders party to the credit agreement in their sole discretion. Costs incurred to amend and extend the facilities for ComEd were not material.

 

Borrowings under the credit agreement may bear interest at a rate based upon either the prime rate or a LIBOR-based rate, plus an adder based upon ComEd's credit rating. The maximum adders for prime rate borrowings and LIBOR-based rate borrowings are 65 basis points and 165 basis points, respectively. The fee varies depending upon ComEd's credit rating. The credit agreement also requires ComEd to pay a facility fee based upon the aggregate commitments under the agreement.

 

On August 10, 2012, Exelon Corporate, Generation, PECO and BGE amended and extended their respective unsecured syndicated revolving credit facilities, with aggregate bank commitments of $500 million, $5.3 billion, $600 million and $600 million, respectively, through August 10, 2017. Under these facilities Exelon Corporate, Generation, PECO and BGE may issue letters of credit in the aggregate of up to $200 million, $3.5 billion, $300 million and $600 million, respectively.  Each credit facility permits the applicable borrower to request extensions for up to two additional one-year periods. Each credit facility also allows Exelon Corporate, Generation, PECO and BGE to request increases in aggregate commitments up to an additional $250 million, $1.0 billion, $250 million and $100 million, respectively.  Any such extensions or increases are subject to the approval of the lenders party to the credit facilities in their sole discretion. Costs incurred to amend and extend the facilities for Exelon Corporate, Generation, PECO and BGE were not material

 

The amended credit facilities updated the credit ratings-based pricing grids used to determine the facility fee and interest rates for borrowings under each facility and reflect current market pricing and maturities of five years from the close of the transactions. Borrowings under each credit agreement bear interest at a rate selected by the borrower based upon the prime rate or upon a LIBOR-based rate. Exelon Corporate, Generation, PECO and BGE have adders of 27.5, 7.5, 0.0 and 7.5 basis points for prime based borrowings and 127.5, 107.5, 100.0 and 107.5 basis points for LIBOR-based borrowings. The fee varies depending upon the respective credit ratings of each entity. The maximum adders for prime rate borrowings and LIBOR-based rate borrowings are 65 basis points and 165 basis points, respectively. The covenants in each of Exelon Corporate, Generation, PECO and BGE's extended facilities are substantially consistent with existing covenants, with the exception of the BGE facility, in which a debt to capitalization financial covenant was replaced with an interest coverage ratio financial covenant.

 

On October 19, 2012, Generation, ComEd and PECO replaced their expiring minority and community bank credit facility agreements with new minority and community bank credit facility agreements in the amounts of $50 million, $34 million and $34 million, respectively, and BGE entered into a minority and community bank credit facility in the amount of $5 million. These facilities, which expire in October 2013, are solely utilized to issue letters of credit.

 

Long-Term Debt

 

On June 18, 2012, Generation issued and sold $775 million of Senior Notes.  In connection with this debt issuance, Generation entered into forward-starting interest rate swaps in the aggregate notional amount of $470 million.  The interest rate swaps were settled on June 15, 2012 with Generation recording a pre-tax loss of approximately $7 million.  The loss was recorded to other comprehensive income within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets and are being amortized to income over the life of the related debt as an increase to interest expense.

 

Concurrently with the new debt issuance, Generation engaged in private offers (the Exchange Offer) to certain eligible holders to exchange any and all of the $700 million outstanding 7.60% Senior Notes due 2032 (Old Notes) of Exelon (which were assumed by Exelon in the merger with Constellation), for:

 

  • Generation's newly issued 4.25% Senior Notes due 2022, plus a cash payment; and

     

  • Generation's newly issued 5.60% Senior Notes due 2042, plus a cash payment.

On June 28, 2012, pursuant to the Exchange Offer, Generation purchased $441 million of the Old Notes in exchange for issuing $535 million of Notes due in 2022 and 2042, plus a cash payment of approximately $60 million.  The $441 million of Old Notes were recorded on Exelon's Consolidated Balance Sheets at $608 million, reflecting a fair value adjustment pursuant to the application of purchase accounting applied as a result of the Constellation merger which resulted in approximately $13 million gain from the Exchange Offer at Generation. The gain was recorded as an increase to Long-term Debt within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets and will be amortized to income over the life of the debt as a reduction in interest expense.

 

On July 13, 2012, pursuant to the Exchange Offer described above, Generation purchased an additional $1 million of Old Notes in exchange for the Senior Notes due in 2022 and 2042.

 

In connection with the debt obligations assumed by Exelon as part of the Upstream Merger on March 12, 2012, Exelon and subsidiaries of Generation (former Constellation subsidiaries) assumed intercompany loan agreements that mirror the terms and amounts of the third-party debt obligations of Exelon, resulting in intercompany notes payable included in Long-term Debt on Generation's Consolidated Balance Sheets and intercompany notes receivable at Exelon Corporate, which are eliminated in consolidation on Exelon's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The third-party debt obligations are reported in Long-term Debt on Exelon's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The intercompany loan agreements are summarized as follows:

  • $700 million aggregate principal amount of Old Notes, $258 million of which was outstanding as of September 30, 2012 after the Exchange Offer described above;
  • $550 million aggregate principal amount of 4.55% Fixed-Rate Notes due 2015, all of which was outstanding as of September 30, 2012;
  • $450 million aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Series A Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2063, all of which was outstanding as of September 30, 2012; and
  • $550 million aggregate principal amount of 5.15% Notes due 2020, all of which was outstanding as of September 30, 2012.

The intercompany loan agreements and the third-party debt obligations described above were increased by $403 million for a fair value adjustment pursuant to the application of purchase accounting applied as a result of the Constellation merger, of which $212 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2012, primarily reflecting the Exchange Offer described above. This premium is being amortized over the lives of the arrangements as a reduction to interest expense.

Generation filed a registration statement on Form S-4 on November 1, 2012 to register senior notes to be issued in connection with an exchange offer for the senior notes that were privately issued in June and July 2012. The registered notes will have the same terms and maturity dates as the privately placed senior notes.

 

Issuance of Long-Term Debt

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the following long-term debt was issued:

CompanyTypeInterest Rate Maturity Amount Use of Proceeds
GenerationSenior Notes 4.250%June 15, 2022 $523 Used for general corporate purposes and issued in connection with the Exchange Offer
GenerationSenior Notes 5.600%June 15, 2042 $788 Used for general corporate purposes and issued in connection with the Exchange Offer
GenerationCEU Credit Agreement 1.990%June 16, 2016 $43 Used to fund Upstream gas activities
GenerationDOE Project Financing2.330 - 3.092%January 5, 2037 $100 Funding for Antelope Valley solar development
GenerationClean Horizons 2.500%June 7, 2030 $38 Funding for Maryland solar development
BGENotes 2.800%August 15, 2022 $250 Used to repay total outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes
PECOFirst and Refunding Mortgage Bonds 2.375%September 15, 2022 $350 Used to pay at maturity First Mortgage Bonds due October 1, 2012 and for general corporate purposes

On October 1, 2012, ComEd issued $350 million aggregate principal of its First Mortgage 3.80% Bonds, Series 113 due October 1, 2042. ComEd will use the net proceeds from the sale of the bonds to repay outstanding commercial paper obligations and for general corporate purposes.

 

During October 2012, Antelope Valley received DOE-guaranteed loan advances of $59 million at 2.482% and $2 million at 2.595%, due January 5, 2037.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the following long-term debt was issued:

Company TypeInterest Rate Maturity  Amount  Use of Proceeds
ComEd First Mortgage Bonds1.625% January 15, 2014 $600 Used as an interim source of liquidity for January 2011 contribution for Exelon-sponsored pension plans in which ComEd participates and for other general corporate purposes.
ComEd First Mortgage Bonds (a)1.950% September 1, 2016 $250 To be used to refinance the outstanding principal amount of three series of variable rate tax-exempt bonds, to refinance the outstanding principal of First Mortgage 5.40% Bonds due December 15, 2011.
ComEd First Mortgage Bonds (a)3.400% September 1, 2021 $350 To be used to refinance the outstanding principal amount of three series of variable rate tax-exempt bonds, to refinance the outstanding principal of First Mortgage 5.40% Bonds due December 15, 2011.

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  • As of September 30, 2011, $536 million of the total proceeds from the issuances of First Mortgage Bonds due September 1, 2016 and September 1, 2021 was reflected in restricted cash on Exelon's and ComEd's Consolidated Balance Sheets for the purpose of redeeming outstanding debt under ComEd's long-term debt refinancing authority with the ICC.

 

Retirement of Current and Long-Term Debt

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the following current and long-term debt was retired:

Company  Type Interest RateMaturity Amount
ComEd First Mortgage Bond Series 986.15%March 15, 2012 $450
BGE Rate Stabilization Bonds5.68%April 1, 2017 $31
BGE Medium Term Notes6.73 - 6.75%June 15, 2012 $110
Generation Armstrong Co. tax-exempt5.00%December 1, 2042 $46
Generation CEU Credit Agreement2.27%June 16, 2016 $3
Generation MEDCO Tax-Exempt BondsVariable April 1, 2024 $75
Generation Solar Revolver2.49%July 7, 2014 $13
Generation Kennett Square Capital Lease7.83%September 20, 2020 $2
Exelon Senior Notes7.60%April 1, 2032 $442
Exelon Medium Term Notes7.30%June 1, 2012 $2

On October 1, 2012, PECO retired $225 million aggregate principal of its 4.750% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds due October 1, 2012.

 

On October 1, 2012, BGE retired $32 million aggregate principal of its 5.680% Rate Stabilization Bonds due April 1, 2017.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the following long-term debt was retired:

Company Type Interest Rate  Maturity Amount
Generation Kennett Square Capital Lease 7.83%September 20, 2020 $2
ComEd Sinking fund debentures 4.75%December 1, 2011  1

Accounts Receivable Agreement

 

PECO is party to an agreement with a financial institution under which it transferred an undivided interest, adjusted daily, in its accounts receivable designated under the agreement in exchange for proceeds of $225 million, which is classified as a short-term note payable on Exelon's and PECO's Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the financial institution's undivided interest in Exelon's and PECO's gross accounts receivable was equivalent to $314 million and $329 million, respectively, which represents the financial institution's interest in PECO's eligible receivables as calculated under the terms of the agreement. The agreement requires PECO to maintain eligible receivables at least equivalent to the financial institution's undivided interest. Upon termination or liquidation of this agreement, the financial institution is entitled to recover up to $225 million plus the accrued yield payable from its undivided interest in PECO's receivables. On August 31, 2012, PECO entered into an Amendment to extend this agreement until August 30, 2013. This Amendment also expands the criteria for eligible receivables to include receivables that have been purchased by PECO and revises the compliance criteria for the eligible asset test to allow for the payment of capital within a specified period of time. As of September 30, 2012, PECO was in compliance with the requirements of the agreement. In the event the agreement is not extended, PECO has sufficient short-term liquidity and may seek alternate financing.

 

Antelope Valley Project Development Debt Agreement

 

On April 5, 2012, Antelope Valley received the first DOE-guaranteed loan advance of $69 million at an interest rate spread of 37.5 basis points above U.S. Treasury and maturity of January 5, 2037. The loan advance terminated the put option that Generation had on the Antelope Valley project. Antelope Valley received additional advances subsequent to the initial advance, and as of September 30, 2012, has received $100 million in DOE-guaranteed funding. See Note 8 – Derivative Financial Instruments for additional information on the interest rate swap related to the loan advances and Note 3 – Mergers and Acquisitions for additional information on the transaction.

 

In addition, Generation has issued letters of credit to support its equity investment in the project. As of September 30, 2012, Generation had $656 million in letters of credit outstanding related to the project The letters of credit balance is expected to decline over time as scheduled equity contributions for the project are made.